Battery-electrode support.



G. B. SCHOENMEHL & W. G. G'. KRAUSB.

BATTERY ELEGTRODB SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

922,?28. Patented May 25, 1909.

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BATTERY ELBCTRODB SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

922,728. Patented May 25, 1909.

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Maf MMM y i y arzes chocnmeh Y mNam/aKrause iniTTTnn eTnTTs TnTnsT eTTiten CHARLES B. nUHOENMEI-IL AND WILLIAM G. C. KRAUSE, Ol" WATERBURY, (IONNEUl`IUUi`;

' SAID KRAUSE ASSIGNOR TO SAID SGHOENMEHL BATTERY-ELECTRODE SUPPORT.

,To all whomv it may concern:

Bo it known. that we, CHARLES B. SCHOEN- Mniu, and l/VILLiAM G. C. Kei ISE, Citizens ol" the United States, und residents of Waterbury, in the county ol" New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented Certain new and useful improvements in Bnttery-Elec,

trede Supports, of which the following is a. i

f viduig inetal cross strips lor c specilieation.

Our invention relates to new and use'ul iinprovernei'its in prinierj,7 battery eleetrode supports such as are lorined of compressed metal oxid and zine :ind as are now Coin i monly employed in batter-ics ot the above class.

lt is the purpose of the invention to provide a. support, that will serve to carry both the positive :ind negative electrodes, and is of such a construction as to receive coinpressed and belted metal oxid plates just as they come from' a 'lurnace without. any triniming' or fitting ot' the edges, thus materially saving on the oost of asz-iemblingj. to provide a support that holds such e plate or plates i by engaging but a portion of' its edges, leaving the faces of the platte unobstructed and 'iree for elunhieal notion, further to so con-l struct l(he 'lralne as to allow the plates to be readily attnchei-l or removed as. occasion niav rcquiro `nid linally to include means `for insulatingly connecting and suspending the positive elec. rodes as for 'instance zine platcs, on either side otl the ncfrative eleetroi'le.'

l.Vith the above objects in View our invention Aresides .and consists in the noveleonNA struction and combination o1' parts shown upon the accom pa nyinpr two sheets. ol drawings 'forming a part et' this spccitication, upon which siniilnr charafrl'ers ol' rctcrmice denote i like or corresgminling psiris ihroughcutihc i several figures and ol which,

Figure l., represents ay sidc elevation ol a buttery c-lcetrode support eonstrnetcd in aocordanrc with our invention and havingp both the positive und negativo eloctrodcs attached thereto. Fig'. 2, is a central vcrti al longitudinal section taken on line l 2 of Fig. i. Fig. 3, shows a detaehed top plan, and a side elevation respeetively, of the top member of the traine. Fig. 4, isa detail side view of one of a pair et' insulating' blocks used interinediutc et' traine and zine plates. Figs. 5 and 6 show u. side elevation, and central vertical longi tudinzzl section respectively, of afslightly diff l Specification of LettersPatent.

Application led June 10, 1908'.

Patented Mey 25, 1909.

Serial No. 437,616.

in accordance with our invention and designated to carry but one negative clcctrode instead of two, as Shown in liiggs. l and 3, and l*`igs.7 and S, show` a side elevation and Side edge view respectively, of a l'urther slight inodilicntion o'le thc invention.

As will be seen l'roin the dra wines the vteatures of the invention consist. in part. in pro ngap'ing opposite edges ol an electrode und a wire l'ranic with suitable means 'for supporting the device from covers of ditl'ereut lorins, and clamping` inea ns vlor drawing' the said strips i against the edges o'l` thc electrode in a inanncr to hold the saine.

Referring' in detail to the rclercnce characters marked upon the drawings i0 repre,

' sents the negative clccl'rodcs which may be boing' first prcsscd into lorin :ind

'ferent 'torni oli supporting traine, constructed formed of suitably ground oxii then baked to required dcp'rcc ot hardness.' ln thel'orin shown in Figs. 1 and 7, wc have shown two of such liorins of lnctal oxid electrodes mounted in the support, while the forni shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is designed to accommodate but one. 'lhe support may thcrelore be inadc larger or smaller as thc case may requirc. to acceui- Inodnte any nunibcr of electrodes. The plates arc thus taken just as they como lroni thc furnace and inserted inlerincdiatcv thc strips 1l, l2 und 13, which cnn-age the horiH Zontal edges ol' the platos, and nre clainp'cd cdgcwise by thc vertical inctal wire rods i4. The strips arc provided with sido [langes l5 turned over at substantially a right angllc to engage the side edges oit thc plaics in substantially the manner indicated. 'lhe top and bottoni strips have such lianfcs disposcd in but one dircctior, while the lianjg's of the inl'crniedizrtc strip arc divided and i e parts di lurncd up on lhc sidel @d cs or the iop piaic whiic (hc other paris I7 arc siiuila 'ly disposed ngainsi thc lioltoln plzzlc. 'ihc top strip li may bc further provided with ln'nrcs 1S struck up from the ccntral iop periion to ciigg'aglc the` insulating; blocks W l'or support ingl lilic saine or we :nay use a scparaj'e pieee 18 as slo'w/n in Figs. and l i'or a similar purpose. "Ehec pn e 18 shown in thc-sc iig ures is made oi' suilahly bei t si nietal to engage a rei-css l2() in top oi" hl nd lay llat upon. the outer top end portions oi" the strip l] and is vfurther provided with holes inv its outer ends to receive the cnds of the vertical rods 14. These side rods are preferably loi copper, by N to ir their ontereisict portions through which the rode ere threaded, and the seid' strips are dran/"n together egainst the edges of the pleteg nieansof nots 22 that engage the threaded end ortions 23 .oi the wirerods. :in Figs. i en f5, these two rods vare shown extended upward to engage the cover and suitable nuts 2t and 25. are threadabiy at teehed to oieinp against the top and bottoni sideeoi the oever es shown, a further thumb not 26 is eiso provided for the attachment oi the tiled wire i?? and obviously' serves for the connection to negative side ,oi thebattery.

The two hioehs i9 as shown in Fifi and fi are alike in eenstruotion and es a boit hole 2, notches 29, poohets and shonidered recesses 3i Wi'iieh ietter oorninodete the several attached parte. V17 hen the two blocks are assemhied'es sho they serve as lone and the' two notches jointiy receive the top strip of the i upon which the said oliooh seated while 'l poelets 30 oi one biooh; register with those the other to 'forni a suitable socket to reeei the ends oi the braces, and which rigidiy heid i the blocks in position. The reeesses in side: oi: bioohs ser-,onimodate the shouhiered ings 32 on the zine nietes 33E-33 which nre se-.

cured to the saisi blocks hy of the heit and its not, and, are properifgv spared 'from the copper pistes.

ln Figs. and o, we su pporting` :traine for smailer eieetrodee and. a

Uoentrei attaching device which comprise-'s a pair of hangers 3o 'that ore secured to the ooit 34 and extend nps/'ard 'from either side o the support and. are designed to ness 'through separate holes in tie oever enti be attached by e horizontei bolt :E

'v in Figs. "l and 8, We have iiinstreteii a sus@ port wherein the negative metaipi J erranged eide by side supported by s s ps li-- and e sinwe suspending; resi iii ibeeted. intermediate s oh pistes in. s way to secure the same in po, end forni single snepending niet that made attaohshie or detaohehe to ind the oever by the enel-ation of s ont In. this form iihe 'Y eroe n mes. e one heid wire 37 oon=-eetod with t ttaei'nng the eine etion 2'? is eci ont int .i l sonore hy iiei-ttoie ,i

naine, et a have shown a emaiier.

he eoin-- eee/12e pieces and having recesses in their face portionsto receive the said brace portions.

3. Din an electrode for betteries, the'oor-n bination with the other parts of e frame, of e top, cross piece to engage an eleotrod'e, having braee ortions thereon, disposed up'war from t 1e intermediate top portion thereof, insuioting hioeh seated upon thefsaid cross pieces and inciosing the endsof said brace portions n electrodeenpport for batteries, oomthreaded, sheet metai' cross strips mi on said .tranne to engage a negative mted upon the threaded 1 frame to clamp the strips de and for the attaohment Y non Wire freine having its end :negative l late eieotrodes K he trarne, s met metal cross ete of and asfainst thetop and hottoni i ytiges of the said ilate electrodes to heid, the same in position and means for elaniping the said electrodes and strips together.

fin an electrode slm'port for batteries,

the combination'with a trame comprising in part a sheet metal top cross piece, bracesl disposed upward therefrom, an insulating bioek seated intermediate the sald cross pieces and the braces and means for sus-- pending' an electrode from the seid insulating i'iloek.

' 7, in an electrode support ior batteries, the combination with a frame comprising inv peri, a sheet 'metal top cross piece having braces strooit up therefrom, an insulating bloei: mounted intermediate the said braces and the. strip, endv means for supporting eieotrodes trom saidl insniating Mook.

il. in en eieetrode sup mrt for batteries, the combination of a U shaped wire frame, sheet :notai cross pieces having: holes in their enti eortionsto receive the side portions of the traine, negative piste eeetrodee arranged intermediate oi the said Wire frame and sheet inetai strips, and means for clamping tiro strips regains?, the edge portions of the eieotrotes.

Si. 'in an eieotreeie for battcwiee, the oomn1inetion with the other perte of a frame, of e, 'top erese giieee toengago en eieetrode, en, initiating hioetr seated upon said cross ff U shane wire freine having its end y. ort for batteries, corn- `tho .said brrlrwl i'or attaching' :in electrodo Lo imnsvcrso recess in its i irnine, of n top ross piece to engage :in eiaclrodo, un insuhiling hiook sommi npon said ross piero, and a holding; strip Hominid mt the. top portion of tho hioci Lo scour@ i to the crosspiooe. f

Signed zit- Wngorbiny, 'in the county of 2o Non' Haven, and Simo of' Connortiou'h, this 2nd day oi" Juno A. D., .i 90S.

CL'UUCS ifm liiOEiY-iliii. WLLULM G. C. LRUS'C.

Wnrsws:

Timonium i1). ROGERS, CARRIE C. ioomizs.

pim-o :nui having :i lop portion, ai holding' picco .sentori in sniri rrroxs zigniilistotllo hloii lo 'soonroit to .bho rross piorr. i

if). ln :1 buttery, the combination with :i oppor oxid philo, of :i suitnhio frmnf- YFor supportingtho sanno conipriingl in puri', a :nomi (op oro piove having hriir disposed upward therefrom, sind nouns intermediate,

tho Suid cross piero :nui zit. Qithor sirio of tho smid oppor oxiii pinto.

`l1. in :in Morti-orio support for hzrtloiios, lho roinhimilion with the other paris of :i 

